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A new flu strain has been spreading across Africa, Europe, and Asia. Disturbing news footage is flooding the cable news channels. People are worried and frightened. But Zed Zane is oblivious. He needs to borrow rent money from his parents. He gets up Sunday morning, drinks enough tequila to stifle his pride and heads to his mom’s house for a lunch of begging, again. But something is wrong. There’s blood in the foyer. His mother’s corpse is on the living room floor. Zed’s stepdad, Dan is wild with crazy-eyed violence and attacks Zed when he comes into the house.

Sophomore Jolia does the one thing no one expects from the girl who has perfected the art of keeping quiet. She joins the speech team. Jolia can’t confess the real reason-not to her best friend, her new teammates, or even to crush-worthy rival Sam who offers to coach her in secret. Keeping quiet might be the easy way out, but when what Jolia doesn’t say starts to hurt those around her, it might just cost her a best friend, her spot on the team, and even Sam. But she isn’t the only one with a secret. It’s going to take words-her words-to make things right. If only Jolia can find them.First Place in the 2015 International Digital Awards, Young Adult Novel category

Wren’s discovered an ancient diary; he’s convinced that it’s the key to a legendary treasure trove. All he has to do is persuade cousin Rhyllann that this isn’t a geeky flight of fantasy, escape the protection of DI Crombie of the Metropolitan Police and outwit a sinister cult known as “The Brotherhood”. What can go wrong?

An age of high adventure where knights battle supernatural creatures, political intrigues abound, ancient fiends lurk in the mist, and the line between good and evil is all too thin. Korrgonn, Lord of Chaos stops at nothing to acquire the fabled Orb of Wisdom, that ancient talisman that can return Azathoth and his kingdom to Midgaard. But the fate of the world turns when Claradon faces DeBoors, the ancient sword-master who has sworn to slay him.

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TERMS OF USENew Release by Scott Allan Morrison#1 Amazon Bestseller

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Circles is the most popular social network in the world: vast, ubiquitous, and constantly evolving. Days before expanding into China, Circles suffers a devastating cyberattack—and a key executive is brutally murdered. As he fights to save the company he helped build, top engineer Sergio Mansour uncovers evidence of a massive conspiracy that turns the power of Circles against its users. But as Sergio investigates, someone is watching his every move—someone ruthless enough to brand him a criminal and set a vicious hit man on his trail.

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FANTASY

OSIRIS EMBRACEDby Anita C. Young

$2.99

Born to a respected Egyptian family, Jamal Nejem only wants to lead a quiet life and have a family of his own. All of those desires change when he meets the charismatic military commander, Malik. As Jamal grows closer with his new lover, he finds that the man’s sexuality is far from his biggest secret. A secret so profound that it will shake civilization’s very foundations.

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ROMANCE

THIS HELL OF MINEby Lara Blunte

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1947 – James Hayburn returns from war only to be encouraged by his uncle, The Earl of Halford, to go off and see the world. He has had too many affairs in London. He goes to fascinating Mexico, because it hardly matters to him where he is. There he meets the beautiful, sweet Lady Ashley, and cannot get her out of his mind. Too bad that Lady Ashley is married to the scion of a powerful Mexican family. Ashley is trouble, and James’ friend tells him that he must set his sights elsewhere. But James knows that this is different. Now he just needs to believe it.

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SCIENCE FICTION

ALIEN GENERAL’S CHOSENby Vi VoxleyAmazon Bestseller

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Faren is not a simple man. Seemingly devoid of emotions, rational to a fault, he is a monster on the battlegrounds and his reputation far precedes him. But after losing his brother, the only demon who could match him, Faren is aimless. When the binding hits him like a spear to the chest, making him recognize the innocent, curvy Leiya as his true mate, he finally sees a glimmer of a purpose. A goal. Her safety, her heart, and her body.

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DECISIVELY ENGAGEDby C.J. CarellaAmazon Bestseller

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They picked a fight with the wrong species. A NATION AT WAR: The United Stars of America. Born in the conflagration of unprovoked alien attack, the newest entrant to galactic politics took the few crumbs of hypertech gifted to it and ran with them, soon expanding over dozens of star systems and establishing a wide trade network, protected by its powerful Navy and the dreaded Warp Marines. A FIGHT TO THE DEATH: A single Marine platoon is tasked with protecting an embassy on a hostile alien planet, an embassy – and the human enclave around it – surrounded by a murderous army.